jody fransch

Several weeks ago, Seth Godin invited about 60 “thought leaders” to write a page for an ebook called What Matters Now. What Matters Now is the work of the 60 people with big ideas and something to say. This ebook is currently available and I read it over my lunch break today…fantastic! It will inspire you to make some changes in 2010, and to keep doing work that matters. Please download it and share it with your colleagues and friends.

The good news is that the PDF is free. You can view it in the embedded Scribd player above or you can download it here. Inside you will find articles by such writers as:

• Guy Kawasaki
• Tim O’Reilly
• Seth Godin
• Dave Ramsey
• Tim Sanders
• Gary Vaynerchuk
• Martha Beck

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Last Sunday I ran and finished my first race. It was a 10 kilometer fun-run organized by a local retail outlet (Spar). I decided to enter on the spur of the moment. I’ve been running for about 2 months and thought it would be a good idea to enter a race—just for fun. I wasn’t running to compete, but just wanted to finish. In this post I’ll highlight some of the lessons and insights I’ve learned from my experience.

1. Challenge yourself and make the decision - This is where any journey begins. You have to decide to do something different. No one can make this decision for you. Until you make the decision to lose weight, get in shape, or start exercising, nothing else will happen.

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Eating is a very important activity. We spend a large percentage of our life eating. Yet many people take this essential activity for granted and don’t really care how and what they eat. I do understand that many people are not as careful as I am about what goes into their body. I read an interesting article the other day which highlighted these bad habits and how they affect an entrepreneurs productivity. It really got me thinking about my own eating habits and how I can improve them.

Although the source article of this post was targeted to entrepreneurs, I believe that everyone who wants to be productive in any capacity can benefit from the points mentioned. Here are seven of the biggest mistakes people make when it comes to their diets:

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